Ritual and the Sacred: A Neo-Durkheimian Analysis of Politics, Religion and the Self

Ritual and the Sacred discusses some of the most important issues of modern socio-political life through the lens of a neo-Durkheimian perspective. Building on the main lesson of Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life, this book articulates values and practices common to non-Western and religious traditions that have the capacity to shape our modern way of living.

Central to this volume is the question of modernity and scepticism with regard to mainstream Western wisdom